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2017 CTFA International Tournament
2017中華足協國際邀請賽
Tournament details
Host countryTaiwan
Dates1–5 December
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions 
East Timor
Fourth place Laos
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chinese Taipei Li Mao (4 goals)

The CTFA International Tournament (

International “A” Matches.[3]

Participating nations

Four nations participated in the tournament.[4]

Nation FIFA ranking Notes
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 135 Hosts
Laos Laos 184
Philippines Philippines 118 The Philippines were initially planning to send the national under-23 squad, but decided to include national team players from Davao Aguilas and Stallion Laguna. Most of the coaching and backroom staff were from the national under-23 team.[5][3]
Timor-Leste
 196

Venue

Taipei Taiwan
Taipei Municipal Stadium
CTFA International Tournament is located in Taiwan
National Stadium
National Stadium
CTFA International Tournament (Taiwan)
Capacity: 20,000

Matches

  • All times are
    UTC+8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Tiebreaker
 Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 —
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 3 3–2
 
East Timor
 		3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 3 2–2
 Laos 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 3 3–4
Laos 1–3 Philippines
Kongmathilath 90+5' Report
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Referee: Yu Ming-Hsun (Chinese Taipei)
East Timor
 Report Cruz 84'
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Referee: Chen Hsin-Chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Chinese Taipei 3–0 Philippines
 Report
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
East Timor
 Report Gama 58'
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Referee: Ali Al Samaheeji (Bahrain)
East Timor 
1–0 Philippines
Garcia 89' Report
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Referee: Kao Jung-Fang (Chinese Taipei)
Chinese Taipei 2–0 Laos
Li Mao 9', 12' Report
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)


 CTFA International Tournament winner 

Chinese Taipei
First title

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Aftermath

After the 1-2 win–loss result by the Philippines national football team, particularly the loss to 196th-ranked Timor-Leste on the seventh anniversary of the "

FIFA World Ranking,[8] which subsequently dropped six spots in the December 2017 FIFA rankings.[10] Vietnam
surpassed the Philippines as top national men's team in
International “A” Matches.[2]

In contrast, the Chinese Taipei Football Association reacted enthusiastically to the Chinese Taipei 3-0 tournament victory, reporting it as a high point in their history.[12]

The Timor-Leste national team was reported by the Taipei Times to be "delighted" by their unexpected win over the Philippines after losing each of their earlier games by one goal.[13] Timor-Leste rose five spots in the December 2017 FIFA rankings on the strength of this win.[14]

Notes

  1. ^ Originally scheduled for 1 December but postponed because the Timor Leste team could not arrive in Taiwan on time due to the eruption of Mount Agung.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2017中華足協國際邀請賽 吹響明年進攻號角" (in Chinese). Chinese Taipei Football Association. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Football: Conflict erupts after Azkals' losses in Taiwan tilt". ABS-CBN News. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Guerrero, Bob (28 November 2017). "Azkals to join pocket tournament in Taiwan". Rappler. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Philippines in Four Nations meet". ASEAN Football Federation. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Philippines National Team In CTFA International Tournament". Philippines Football Federation. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Timor-Leste Men's Football Team Meet Natural Disaster Delay in Arrival Time and Chinese Taipei Men's Football Schedule Delayed" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Chinese Taipei Football Association. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  7. ^ Pan, Jason (2 December 2017). "Philippines down Laos, East Timor delayed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b Guerrero, Bob (7 December 2017). "Why Azkals fans shouldn't panic about the losses in Taiwan". Rappler. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. ^ Cabatbat, Erel (6 December 2017). "PFF still silent on Taiwan 'debacle'". fastbreak.com.ph. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ^ "PH Azkals drop six spots in FIFA rankings". ABS-CBN News. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Azkals drop six spots in latest FIFA World Rankings". ABS-CBN News. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Football Association Invitational / 59-year championship taste of the Chinese team kicked victory glory". www.ctfa.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  13. ^ Pan, Jason (6 December 2017). "Taiwan beat Laos, claim CTFA17 title - Taipei Times". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.[dead link]
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